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Music Dr. Dre Is Officially A Billionaire Forbes recently updated its list of the richest people in the world, and for the first time ever, Dr. Dre is on it. By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says A$AP Rocky Admitted Rihanna Is The Root Of Drake Beef DJ Akademiks recently sat down with A$AP Rocky for an interview, and according to the personality, he was incredibly honest. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Ian Connor Calls Out A$AP Rocky And Claims Playboi Carti Dissed Him Ian Connor is claiming that Playboi Carti's recent song, "Crank," features an indirect diss aimed at ASAP Rocky. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Nelly Refutes T-Pain’s “Low” Story, Claims He Never Heard The Classic Before Flo-Rida The hook of Flo-Rida & T-Pain’s classic, “Low,” references Nelly’s legendary Apple Bottom jeans, launched in the early 2000s. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Doubles Down On DJ Akademiks Beef Despite Trolling At First DJ Akademiks popped off on Ab-Soul in response to some recent lyrics, which seems to have fueled the TDE MC even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Sports Jim Jones Doubles Down On His Nas Take During Debate With Shannon Sharpe Jim Jones had previously claimed that he became bigger than Nas, although he made sure to give the Queens legend his flowers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music BabyChiefDoIt Angrily Responds To Intense Backlash He's Received For His ChatGPT Comments BabyChiefDoIt sparked disappointment from fans after an interview went viral of him saying he's used ChatGPT to help write his songs. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist's "Burning Blue" Makes Her The Highest Charting Female Artist Of 2025 On Apple Music Mariah The Scientist has been enjoying her off time with boyfriend Young Thug who was released from Fulton County Jail in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025
Music J. Cole Adds Even More Dates For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole is hitting the road after dropping his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music Maino Takes Aim At 50 Cent On Fiery Diss Track “Bleed Like Us” In Maino's latest diss track, he targets 50 Cent with references to his domestic violence allegations, shooting, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music 50 Cent Admits Jay-Z Is A Better Businessman Than Him 50 Cent has plenty of negative things to say about his longtime foe Jay-Z, but he has to admit he's good at what he does. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music DJ Hed & Mal Ignite Social Media After A Spirited Debate About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef It's been roughly a year since Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud reached its peak, and DJ Hed and Mal have a lot to say about it. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025